Corner-iron for vehicle-bodies.



L. W. LOVING. 001mm IRON FOR VEHICLE BODIES.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 6, 1908.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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LESLIE WAGGENER LOVING, OF PARlS, TEINESSEE.

CORNER-1393i FOR Application filed April 6, 3.908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

VEHICLE-130311535.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Serial No. 425,533.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESLIE W'. LOVING, citizen of the United State,residing at Paris, in the county of Henry and State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Corner-Irons forVehicle-bodies; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to corner irons for vehicle bodies and has for itsobject to provide a device of this character for the purpose of securelyholding together and in firm position the side planks or pieces of thevehicle body and the bed frame of the body.

While my device is particularly adapted for use on vehicle bodies it isof course evident that it can be employed wherever it is desired to holdsecurely planks or pieces meeting each other at an angle of substan-With these objects in view my invention consists in the novelconstruction of the corner iron and in certain combinations of parts allof which will be first fully described and afterward specificallypointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing: Figure 1. is a perspective viewillustrating the application of my invention to the side planks of avehicle body. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same takenon line 22 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken online 3-3 of Fig. 2

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures in which;

1 and 2 indicate the side planks of a vehicle body and 3 the bed. framethereof.

4 indicates the corner iron which as clearly shown in Fig. 3 comprisesthe angle corner post 5 composed of the faces 6 and 7. Each of the faces6 and 7 is provided with an inwardly projecting flange or wall 8, saidwalls 8 approaching each other and forming a slot 9 between the inneredges thereof.

Referring to Fig. 2 and also to Fig. 3 it will be seen that I provide abottom brace 10 which is provided with an extension or strap 11preferably of a length equal to that of the angle post 5, said extensionor strap 11 being i perforated at 12 to receive suitable bolts 13. itithin the corner made by the suitable planks of the l)O(iy I provide atriangular strip or post 14 also provided with perforations 15registering with the perforations 12 in the extension or strap 11 toreceive the bolts 13 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and in the bottom brace10 which extends under the bed frame I provide a perforation 17 toreceive a bolt 18 passing through said bed frame 3. Upon the top of thecorner iron I provide an angle plate 19 provided with suitable holes orperforations to receive fastening screws 20 entering the side planks ofthe body.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the extension or strap 11 of the bottom brace10 enters the corner iron on the outside of the flanges or walls 8 andwithin the space 21 which is formed between said walls or flanges 8 andthe faces 6 and 7 of the corner post 5.

Having thus fully described the several arts of my invention. its 0oration is as follows: The side planks and ed frame being in position tobe secured or fastened at the corner, the bottom brace 10 is placed inposition and the bolts 18 passed through the triangular post 14 as shownin Fig. 1.2, said bolts, however, not being set up. The corner post 5 isthen passed down and over the extension or strap 11, the walls orflanges 8 passing between said extension or stra' 11 and the ends of theside planks 1 and 2 of the body. When the corner post 5 is in this position as shown in Fig. 2 the nuts on the bolts 13 are set up and thebolt 18 put in position and. secured. The angle plate 19 is thenfastened by screws or in any other suitable manner as shown in Fig. 1.

By setting up on the bolts 13 the corner post 14 is drawn tightly inengagement with the side planks 1 and 2 of the body while the faces 6and 7 of the corner 0st 5 is drawn tightly into engagement wit 1 theouter surfaces of the side planks 1 and 2 as shown in Fig. 3. By thisconstruction the side lanks and bed frame of the body are secure yanchored together in such manner that the device is rendered extremelystrong and rigid. It will also be noticed that none of the fastenings onthe corner iron 4 are visible which greatly improves the a pearance ofthe body.

Having thus fully escribed my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A corner iron forvehicle bodies comsion or strap constructed to enter the said 1 throughsaid last mentioned corner post to prising an angle corner post forengagement with the outer sides of the side planks of the body, a bottombrace extending over the bed frame of the body and having an extenanglecorner post, a corner post adapted to be arranged to engage the innersides of the side planks of the body, afastening means passing throughsaid extension or strap and tie the scribed.

2. A corner iron for vehicle bodies comprising an angle corner postconstructed to engage the outside of the side planks of the body, abottom brace extending over the bed frame and provided with an extensionor strap arranged to enter said angle corner post, a corner postarranged to engage the inner sides of the side planks of the body, andmeans for fastening the parts together, substantially as described.

3. A corner iron for vehicle bodies comprising an angle corner post,said corner 0st comprising two side faces and a wal or parts together,substantially as deflange on the inner surface of each of said sidefaces, said walls or flanges on said side faces approaching each otherforming a slot between the contiguous edges of said walls or flanges, afastening means passing through said slot for fastening the said cornerpost in position on the side planks of the body.

4. A corner iron for fastening together the contiguous planks of avehicle body orthe like, comprising an angle corner post for en- :2

gagement with the outer sides of the side planks of the body or thelike, said corner Eost comprising two side faces and a wall or .ange onthe inner surface of each of said side faces, said walls or flangesapproaching In testimony whereof, I afiix my signaf ture, in presence oftwo witnesses.

LESLIE VJAGGENER LOVING.

Witnesses JNo. N. JACKSON, ALBERT GRIFFIN

